"Use "entropy" and you can never lose a debate, von Neumann told Shannon - because no one really knows what "entropy" is."

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Source : William Poundstone (2010). “Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street”, p.57, Macmillan

William Poundstone

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“I was the freak who moved into the nice neighborhood.”

Source : "Pop Quiz: Davey Havok of A.F.I". Interview with Aidin Vaziri, www.sfgate.com. June 11, 2006.
“I hope that I'm not the type of person who, standing at the doorway to hell, strikes a heroic pose and then starts frowning with indecision.”

Source : "Liu Xiaobo: China's Poet-Dissident" by Suzanne Nossel, www.politico.com. December 28, 2017.
“I'm unclear on the definition of person the courts have been using. Something that sieves out dolphins but lets corporations slide on through.”

Source : Karen Joy Fowler (2014). “We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves”, p.305, Serpent's Tail
“I drove in last night,' he said. 'I couldn't sleep, it was too hot. So I went outside. I was feeling melancholy. Then I danced with a beautiful girl, and I felt better. What's your story?”

Source : Judy Blundell (2010). “What I Saw And How I Lied”, p.52, Scholastic Inc.
“Contentment is the continuing act of accepting the process of your own life.”

Source : "A Season for Slaughter (The War Against the Chtorr, Book 4)". Book by David Gerrold, 1992.
“Like the lotus flower that is born out of mud, we must honor the darkest parts of ourselves and the most painful of our lifeâ€™s experiences, because they are what allow us to birth our most beautiful self.”
“I thought it was safer and easier to be one my own. But I donâ€™t think I was to be invisible anymore because-because itâ€™s lonely, and I donâ€™t want to be lonely. I donâ€™t want to be alone.”

Source : Han Nolan (2010). “Crazy”, p.248, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“Privatizing Social Security doesn't make sense, and it's out of step with the fundamental value of ensuring that after a life spent working hard and contributing to the greatness of our nation, every American should have a secure retirement.”

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